| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 16 | 2 | 0-0 | 1506 | 21 | 3 | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 2 | 3 | 1-0 | 1497 | 15 | 3 | -- | W 43-0 vs Youngstown State |
| 2 | Sep 7 | 5 | 2-0 | 1347 | 1 | 5 | -- | W 26-14 vs Ohio |
| 3 | Sep 14 | 13 | 2-1 | 800 | 0 | 14 | -- | L 35-3 at #1 USC |
| 4 | Sep 21 | 14 | 3-1 | 790 | 0 | 13 | -- | W 28-10 vs Troy |
| 5 | Sep 28 | 14 | 4-1 | 829 | 0 | 12 | -- | W 34-21 vs Minnesota |
| 6 | Oct 5 | 12 | 5-1 | 931 | 0 | 11 | -- | W 20-17 at #18 Wisconsin |
| 7 | Oct 12 | 12 | 6-1 | 908 | 0 | 11 | -- | W 16-3 vs Purdue |
| 8 | Oct 19 | 10 | 7-1 | 1053 | 0 | 10 | 9 | W 45-7 at #20 Michigan State |
| 9 | Oct 26 | 13 | 7-2 | 834 | 0 | 13 | 12 | L 13-6 vs #3 Penn State |
| 10 | Nov 2 | 12 | 7-2 | 898 | 0 | 12 | 11 | DNP |
| 11 | Nov 9 | 10 | 8-2 | 1009 | 0 | 10 | 11 | W 45-10 at Northwestern |
| 12 | Nov 16 | 10 | 9-2 | 1017 | 0 | 10 | 10 | W 30-20 at Illinois |
| 13 | Nov 23 | 10 | 10-2 | 1043 | 0 | 10 | 10 | W 42-7 vs Michigan |
| 14 | Nov 30 | 10 | 10-2 | 1069 | 0 | 10 | 10 | DNP |
| 15 | Dec 7 | 10 | 10-2 | 1069 | 0 | 10 | 10 | DNP |
| Final | Jan 9 | 9 | 10-3 | 1013 | 0 | 11 | -- | L 24-21 vs #3 Texas (Fiesta) |